NEW ORLEANS — NOPD is implementing new technology they say could streamline operations. It's called Mark43 and according to NOPD, it'll keep all reports and records in one place now.
"The purpose of this technology is to replace some of our existing systems, then integrate some of our other third-party applications," said NOPD Director of Analytics, Jessica Nezat.
"So all of our data can live in one place which makes operations much more streamlined and it makes operations much more efficient for officers and down the line," she said.
"It also improves our data quality and our accuracy and at the end of the day what we’re going to be looking at is full compliance with federal and state regulatory guidelines," Nezat added.
Right now, a police report can take anywhere from 15 to 45 minutes, according to NOPD. With Mark 43, writing those reports will be much quicker.
"Anything that requires a report will be written into this system and our digiticket, if you receive a ticket that’s a different system currently that data will now live in this system as well," Nezat said.
Less time used on writing reports means more time for officers to be out patrolling the streets.
"Making that more efficient enables officers to be more available and more on the street that’s going to help with our response times with solving cases faster that information will be there now," Nezat said.
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